Tunduru WMA RZMP Draft
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Tunduru District Council NALIKA Authorized Association Tunduru Pilot Wildlife Management Area Resource Management Zone Plan 2009-2013 June 2009 Supported by: APPROVAL PAGE Implementation of this Plan has been approved by …………………………………………………… E.M. Tarimo Director of Wildlife Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Dar-es-Salaam Date:…………………………………………………………… __________________________________________________________________ ii RMZP for the Tunduru Wildlife Management Area TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES...................................................................................................... ii ACRONYMS USED IN THE REPORT .................................................................. iii AKNOWLEDGEMENT............................................................................................... iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... v 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ...................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Vision ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Importance of the Resource Management Zone Plan .......................... 1 1.4 Policy Framework ........................................................................................ 2 1.5 Planning Process and Constraints ........................................................... 5 1.5.1 Planning Process ................................................................................ 5 1.5.2 Planning Constraints ........................................................................... 5 2. ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION DATA SHEET ..................................... 7 2.1 Background Information ............................................................................. 7 2.2 Analysis of Problems, Issues and Concerns .......................................... 8 2.3 Analysis of Outstanding Resources and Values .................................. 11 2.4 Analysis of TWMA Significance .............................................................. 13 3. MANAGEMENT ZONE SCHEME .................................................................. 14 4.1. Sasawala Nature Management Zone (28,732.11186 Ha) .................................................................................... 15 4.2. Misisima Local Hunting Zone (12,332.07302 Ha) ................................ 15 4.3. Mbarang’andu Tourist Hunting Zone (70,060.81514 Ha) .................................................................................... 16 4.4. Identification and Implementation of Zones on the Ground ........................................................................................................ 16 4. TWMA MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS .......................................................... 20 4.1. Visitor Use, Development and Revenue Program (VUDRP) ..................................................................................................... 20 4.1.1 Program Purpose .............................................................................. 20 4.1.2 Tourism Development and Revenue Principles ........................... 20 4.1.3 Program Objectives, Targets and Activities .................................. 21 4.2 Administration and Operations Program (AOP) ................................... 22 4.2.1 Program Purpose .............................................................................. 22 4.2.2 Administration and WMA Operations Principles .......................... 22 4.2.3 Program objectives, targets and activities ......................................... 22 4.3 Wildlife-people Pelations Program (WPRP).......................................... 23 4.3.1 Program Purpose .............................................................................. 23 4.3.2 Local People Relation Principles .................................................... 24 4.3.3 Program Objectives, Targets and Activities .................................. 24 4.4. Natural Resources Management Program (NRMP) ............................ 25 4.4.1 Program Purpose .............................................................................. 25 4.4.2 Natural Resources Management Principles ................................. 26 4.4.3 Program Objectives, Targets and Activities .................................. 26 5. ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS ............................................................... 28 5.1 Impacts on Local Economy and Revenue ............................................. 29 5.2 Local Communities Social Conditions ................................................... 29 5.3 Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation ................................................... 30 5.4 Ecosystem Maintenance and Ecological Integrity ............................... 30 __________________________________________________________________ i RMZP for the Tunduru Wildlife Management Area 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RMZP .............................................................. 31 6.1 Implementation Framework ..................................................................... 31 6.2 Implementation risks ................................................................................. 31 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 32 ANNEX 1: PLANNING PARTICIPANTS ............................................................... 33 ANNEX 2:THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A WMA-RMZP ............................ 35 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of the Proposed Tunduru WMA ........................................ 17 Figure 2: Land Cover Map for Tunduru WMA ................................................ 18 Figure 3: Management Zone for the proposed WMA ..................................... 19 __________________________________________________________________ ii RMZP for the Tunduru Wildlife Management Area ACRONYMS USED IN THE REPORT AA……………………….. Authorised Association AOP……………………… Administrative and Operations Program AOPB…………………… Annual Operation Plan and Budget CCDB…………………… Community Conservation and Development Bank CDP…………………….. Community Development Policy EA………………………. Environmental assessment FMP…………………….. Fire Management Plan GMP……………………. General Management Plan LGRP…………………… Local Government Reform Programme TWMA………………… Tunduru Wildlife Management Area NALIKA……………… Authorized Association for the Tunduru WMA MZP……………………. Management Zone Plan MZS……………………. Management Zone Scheme NGOs………………….. Non Governmental Organisations NRMP…………………. Natural Resources Management Program NSGRP……………….. National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty RDS……………………. Rural Development Strategy RMZP………………….. Resource Management Zone Plan SME.............................. Small and Medium Enterprise VEO……………………. Village Executive Officer VLUP…………………… Village Land Use Plan VUDRP………………….. Visitor, Development and Revenue Program WEO……………………. Ward Executive Officer WMA……………………. Wildlife Management Area WMAs………………….. Wildlife Management Areas WPRP………………….. Wildlife-People Relations Program WWF…………………… Wild Wide Fund for Nature __________________________________________________________________ iii RMZP for the Tunduru Wildlife Management Area AKNOWLEDGEMENT Financial support to develop the Resource Management Zone Plan (RMZP) for the Tunduru Pilot Wildlife Management Area was provided by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Tanzanian Programme Office. Technical facilitation to design the RMZP was provided by the College of African Wildlife Management-Mweka. The NALIKA Authorized Association extends sincere gratitude to all of those that supported the development of the RMZP. __________________________________________________________________ iv RMZP for the Tunduru Wildlife Management Area EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In order to implement the Wildlife Policy of 1998 (Revised, 2007) the Government of Tanzania developed and approved several strategies including development and approval of the Wildlife Conservation (Wildlife Management Areas) Regulations in 2002 (Revised, 2005). Subsequently the Government of Tanzania completed and approved the Guidelines for Designation and Management of Wildlife Management Areas in December 2005. The Wildlife Conservation (Wildlife Management Areas) Regulations 2005 calls for the development of a General Management Plan (GMP) or Resource Management Zone Plan (RMZP) before the establishment of WMAs in order to guarantee sustainable conservation of wildlife resources in local community lands and safeguard the interests of rural communities. A RMZP, which operates for five years only, is an interim document before a GMP is developed. Reflecting on these policy and legal requirements, the NALIKA Authorised Association (AA) that comprises of ten villages (Rahaleo, Mbugulaji, Kajima, Twendembele, Kindamba, Huria, Darajambili, Namwinyu, Namakungwa, and Nandanyende) and that is responsible for the Tunduru Wildlife Management Area (TWMA) organized a workshop in June 2008 to analyse information data sheet of the prospective WMA and develop the RMZP. Thus this document is a result of the workshop organised by the Nalika Authorised Association. The RMZP is a document that sets for the basic management and development philosophy of the TWMA, provides current image of the reality, defines the desired future of the TWMA and provides for the means of